Chicken Learns Morse Code, Outsmarts Fox and Joins Farm Security Council

Ma laughed, “She pecked out ‘HELP’ in corn.”
Pa said, “And she chairs meetings every morn.”
That hen tapped dots like a soldier brave,
Warnin’ the coop ‘fore a fox could cave.
She pecked SOS on the barnyard gate,
Then spelled, “INTRUDER NEAR THE BAIT.”
The farmer cried, “She’s better than my phone!”
Now she’s got an office made of stone.
She runs drills with goats and sheep,
And made the pigs give up their sleep.
Foxes now avoid the land,
Where poultry’s got a comms command.
Her walkie-talkie’s just a cluck,
But she makes more sense than a senator stuck.

Alan Nafzger (editor@bohiney.com)

Last Updated on June 5, 2026 by Alan Nafzger

By Alan Nafzger

Professor Alan Nafzger is the publisher of Farm.FM, writing from Wichita Falls, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in political science with a focus on rural policy and agricultural economics, a master's degree in public administration emphasizing rural development, and a bachelor's degree in political science. Over a dual career spanning 57 years, he has taught rural policy, agricultural economics, and county administration while managing a family operation that includes farming, ranching, and dairy. The classroom and the farmstead keep each other honest: he writes about the policies he has studied and the cattle, crops, and milk checks he has actually had to live with.

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